Lead production team to deliver quality product on time and on cost
Manage employee schedules to support critical operations, production, and company goals
Enforce safety guidelines and make improvements to shop safety practices
Ensure employees have the resources and support needed to be successful, including identifying the need for and providing training, tools and materials
Ensure that all operations are being done to the proper documentation and specifications as called out by detailed work instructions
Manage PTO and timecards
Maintain daily production schedule and disseminate it to the team as well as highlighting and raising issues to leadership
Implement continuous improvements to the floor
Develop long term project and capacity planning
Identify and rectify bottlenecks and/or shortages
Partner with the planning team to align on production capacity and weekly production plans to ensure commitments are feasible and meet program needs
Partner with manufacturing engineering and quality to provide feedback and ensure support from these teams addresses gaps impacting the production process, and solutions are implemented to improve production efficiency
Develop KPIs and deliverables to measure, analyze, and report out production progress
Establish clear direction and processes to meet production goals including defining production needs and growth, mapping out labor and cost plans to drive budgets for annual operating plans

Bachelor's degree or and 7+ years of overall industry experience
3+ years of leadership experience
Experience working in manufacturing environments, driving lean manufacturing principles, and developing production metrics and processes
Able to wear multiple hats and partner cross-functionally, many times driving success by influencing without authority and managing competing priorities

Operations Manager – Valves

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